The European Union, Germany and France has announced a credit agreement worth 95.8 million euros (116 million USD) to Cambodia to support the Rural Infrastructure Development for Cambodia (RID4CAM) project, according to a joint press statement released on December 23.
The northern province of Vinh Phuc is planning to spend more than 4 trillion VND (172.5 million USD) on the national target programme on building new-style rural areas in the 2017-2020 period.
An additional 15 communes in the northern port city of Hai Phong have been recognised as completing all criteria of the new-style rural area building programme so far this year, raising the total number to 89.
Vietnam has to date had 3,370 communes, or 37.76 percent of the total, recognised as new-style rural areas, according to the Central Coordination Office for New Styled Rural Development.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development will strive to achieve agricultural growth of at least 3 percent and earn roughly 40 billion USD from exports this year.
National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan met constituents in Cai Rang and Phong Dien districts, the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on June 27.
Rural infrastructure in northern mountainous provinces has improved significantly over the last six years thanks to the implementation of a sustainable infrastructure development project.
Landslide and flash flood risks to 10,837 rural infrastructure facilities in the north of Vietnam have been assessed in a bid to boost their climate resilience.
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will invest in ten more rural infrastructure projects in the northern mountainous province of Son La.
Dong Nai province has set the goal of completing the programme on building new-style rural areas by 2020, bringing the rate of communes meeting criteria to 80 percent from the current 68 percent.
The capital of Hanoi will strive for further growth in the next five years and is resolved to keep its image in the hearts of people across the nation, a municipal leader said.
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